Indicating board



March 24, 1936 c, s, NEWHARD INDICATING BOARD Filed June 14, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l M3rch 24, 1936. I c. s. NEWHARD INDICATING BOARD Filed June 14, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 24, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE 9 Claims.

My invention relates to indicating boards and more particularly to such boards used toindicate variable conditions of one or more given items. For instance, in the accompanying drawings, I

have shown my invention adapted to a board used to indicate the sale prices of stocks or bonds listed on an exchange, but although this is the only embodiment shown and described herein,

I do not intend to limit myself to the application of my invention to such a board because modified forms of a board embodying my invention may be used to indicate the price range or any other variable condition of bonds, grain or any other group of items. I

Heretofore, such boards as have been used were usually formed of a substance from which figures or other symbols written thereon could be easily erased and at the end of a day or other predetermined period of time during which a record of the variableconditions was kept the figures or other symbols indicating such conditions were erased from the board and, therefore, the exact range or change of the conditions during the given period was lost.

In many cases it is extremely beneficial to know the fluctuation of such conditions during previous periods of time and, therefore, one of the objects of my invention is to provide a board of the type identified above which includes means for maintaining not only the range of variable conditions during a present period of time, but also for previous periods.

' Another object is to provide a board in which the symbols of such fluctuations may be entered quickly and easily and will be readily accessible for reference. r

A third object is to provide a board on which a record of the history and status of a particular item is at all times available.

As stated above, in the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention as embodied in a stock board and in these drawings, wherein similar characters are used to designate similar parts, Fig. 1 is an elevation of the front of the board with its appurtenances; Fig. 2 is a partial section of the device along the line 22 in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detail of part of the board; and Fig. 4 is a section along the lines 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Referring to the figures the stock board shown therein consists of a suitably mounted panel I having a shelf '2 projecting outwardly at the front thereof. Preferably mounted at one side of the panel I is a stock ticker 3 of conventional design and the ticker is arranged so that the tape 4therefrom will enter a groove 5 extending longitudinally from end to end of the shelf 2. At the end of the shelf opposite the ticker is a. reel 6 to receive the tape and this reel is preferably rotated by a spring or other motor so that the tape will be automatically coiled thereon after it 5 has passed across the shelf in the groove li.

Hinged to the panel I in a plurality of vertically extending rows are a plurality of tabs 1 positioned and arranged so. that they hang downwardly and overlap one another to leave a mar- 10 ginal portion or sight 8 on each tab which sight is always exposed and which is adapted to receive indicia of an issue of stock. Preferably, the indicia indicates the name of the company issuing the stock and the ticker tape symbol of said issue, as shown in Fig. 3. The exposed marginal sight may be bound with a U-shaped strip of celluloid 9 or other transparent material. The main portion of each tab 1 is divided into suitable spaces to receive information and facts showing the history and status of the issue indicated on the sight 8 of the tab. For instance, in the present embodiment spaces are provided to indicate the earnings per share for various previous years,

the price range during those years and the divi- 2'5 dend rate. It will be obvious that when the tabs above the tab bearing information relative to a certain issue are moved out of normal position and upwardly away from the board the body of the tab bearing information relative to the se lected issue will be exposed for examination and after such examination when the tabs are released they will automatically resume their normal position along the panel. Adjacent one side of each row of tabs 1 is a bead I0 preferably extending outwardly from the panel I slightly beyond the outer surfaces of the tabs and each bead has the exposed face thereof divided into suitable columns wherein figures or other symbols may be inserted to show the high and low price of each issue during the current year.

On the opposite side of each bead from each row of tabs 1 are a plurality of long sheets H of paper or other material, which sheets, preferably, have the edges thereof opposite the edges adjacent the tabs and bead bound together by means of adjustable binding posts I3 or by any other suitable expedient. Each of the sheets II is preferably ruled so that the sheet is divided into a plurality of spaces l2, each of which is aligned with the indicia of one of the issues car ried by the sights 8 of the tabs 1. Likewise, each sheet at the top thereof bears a notation of a particular day or other period of time for which a record is to be kept thereon and during such period notations are made in the spaces aligned with the indicia of the various issues of the price at which sales of the issues are made. As will be described below, at the end of the period covered by one sheet a new sheet for a new period is bound in place on top of the sheets for previous periods.

The use of the embodiment of a board including my invention as shown in the accompanying drawings, is as follows:

The indicia of and information relative to the different issues of stock are placed on the tabs 1 in the manner described. A sheet H is bound in place and as sales of each stock are made on the exchange the prices at which such sales are made are taken by an attendant from the tape 4 as it moves across the shelf 2 in front of the panel and are inserted in the space l2 aligned with the indicia of the stock represented in the sale. At the end of the day or other period of time which is represented by the sheet II a new sheet is bound on top of the previously used sheet and the process is repeated. In the proper columns on the face of the bead I!) are inserted figures showing the high and low price of each issue of stock during the current year.

It will be obvious that when it is desired to examine the sales records of a certain stock durjing previous days the edges of the sheets ll adjacent the tabs are swung outwardly until the desired day is exposed. I prefer, as stated above, that the sheets I I be bound together at the edges thereof opposite the edges adjacent the tabs because if not so bound it would be difficult to follow the indicia of a stock into the proper aligned space on the sheet to be examined.

As hereinbefore set forth I have, shown and described my invention herein as adapted to stock or bond boards, but I do not intend to limit myself to such use because it is obvious that the tabs 1 may include indicia of any group of items and the sheets I I may indicate any variable conditions other than price for a given period of time. Likewise, I do not intend to limit myself to any definite or particular size, shape or arrangement of the various parts because these and other features of construction may be varied within wide limits without deviating from the spirit of my invention as included in the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:--

. l. A board for indicating variable conditions of a given item having a space adapted to receive indicia of said item, and a plurality of sheets carried by said board and having spaces aligned with said item indicia to receive symbols of the various conditions of said item indicia, said sheets being attached together at their edges remote from said indicia so as to be separable from one another and bendable away from said indicia to provide means to facilitate inspection of symbols on a row of a sheet below the top sheet and itemindicia aligned with said row.

2. A board for indicating individually variable conditions for each of a plurality of items, including a plurality of tabs separately hinged to said board and normally overlapped relative to one another with the marginal portion of each of said t-abs exposed, indicia of one of said items arranged on each of said exposed marginal portions, and a plurality of sheets having spaces aligned with the item-indicia on the marginal portion of said tabs, each space containing symbols of the various conditions of its aligned itemindicia, said sheets being attached together at their edges opposite to said indicia so as to be separable from one another and bendable away from said indicia to provide means to facilitate inspection of symbols on a row of a sheet below the top sheet and indicia aligned with said row.

3. A board for indicating individually variable conditions for each of a plurality of items, including a plurality of tabs separately hinged to said board and normally overlapped relative to one another with a marginal portion of each of said tabs exposed and an item bearing portion of each of said tabs concealed, indicia of one of said items on each of said exposed marginal portions, a plurality of sheets carried by said board adjacent each of said rows of tabs and having thereon a plurality of spaces each aligned with the item indicia of one of said items; a plurality of item carrying spaces disposed at right angles to and separating said item indicia and said sheet spaces, and means securing the sheets together adjacent the edge portion opposite to the tabs, said sheets being separable and bendable away from one another adjacent said tabs to provide means to facilitate inspection of symbols on a row of a sheet below the top sheet and the item-indicia on the exposed marginal tab portion registering with said row.

4. In a device of the class described, a vertically disposed board having a plurality of normally overlapped tabs hinged thereon in a vertical row with the lower marginal edges of said tabs exposed and adapted to receive indicia of various items, each tab having a concealed indicia hearing area, a plurality of sheets having spaces aligned with the indicia on the marginal edges of said tabs, and a substantially horizontal shelf projecting from said board to support an indiciabearing member.

5. In a device of the class described, a. vertically disposed board having a plurality of normally overlapped tabs hinged thereon in a vertical row with the lower marginal edges of said tabs exposed and adapted to receive indicia of various items, each tab having a concealed indicia bearing area, a plurality of sheets having spaces aligned with the indicia on the marginal edges of said tabs, and a substantially horizontal shelf projecting from said board to support a movable indicia-bearing member.

6. In a device of the class described, a substantially vertical board having a plurality of normally overlapping indicia bearing tabs hinged there on, a sheet secured to said board and having spaces aligned with said indicia bearing tabs, and a substantially horizontal shelf at the bottom of said vertical board to support a movable indicia bearing tape.

7. In a device of the class described, a substantially vertical board having a plurality of normally overlapping indicia bearing tabs hinged thereon, a sheet secured to said board and having spaces aligned with said indicia bearing tabs, a substantially horizontal shelf at the bottom of said vertical board to support a movable indicia bearing tape, tape delivering means at one end of said horizontal shelf, and tape take-up means at the other end of said horizontal shelf.

8. A board for indicating individually variable conditions for each of a plurality of items, said board including a plurality of vertically disposed tabs separately hinged thereto, said tabs being normally overlapped relative to one another so that the lower marginal portion of each tab is exposed, each of the exposed marginal portions carrying indicia of an item, a plurality of sheets carried by said board, each of said sheets having vertically disposed rows, each of said rows registering with one of the exposed marginal portions of the tabs and containing symbols of the various conditions of the item on its aligned marginal exposed tab portion, and means securing the sheets together on the edge opposite to the tabs, said sheets being separable and bendable away from one another adjacent the tabs to provide means to facilitate inspection of symbols on a row of a sheet below the top sheet and the indicia on the marginal tab portion registering with said row.

9. A board for indicating individually variable conditions for each of a plurality of items, said board including a plurality of vertically disposed tabs separately hinged thereto, said tabs being normally overlapped relative to one another so that the lower marginal portion of each tab is exposed, each of the exposed marginal portions carrying indicia of an item, a plurality of sheets carried by said board, each of said sheets having vertically disposed rows, each of said rows registering with one of the exposed marginal portions of the tabs and containing symbols of thevarious conditions of the item on its aligned marginal exposed tab portion, means securing the sheets together on the edge opposite to the tabs, said sheets being separable and bendable away from one another adjacent the tabs to provide means to facilitate inspection of symbols on a row of a sheet below the top sheet and the indicia on the marginal tab portion registering with said row, and a substantially horizontally disposed shelf projecting from said board to support a movable indiciabearing member.

CHAPIN S. NEWHARD. 

